Thomas S. Monson Quotes

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.

I'm very thankful for what I have. I don't want to let anyone down.

Of those to whom much is given, much is asked.

Gratitude is a duty none can be excused from, because it is always at our own disposal.

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.

Our people expect the best of us. They send us to take care of the people's business, and those of us who take hold of that responsibility understand that's what it's really about.

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities.

If I'm going to represent God I have to do it the best I can.

What's blessed about my life is that I have been able to connect with the global audience on a regular basis. I am thankful for everybody's love, and I reciprocate that, but I also have to deliver on every occasion.

I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.

I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.

An award means a lot to me. It brings happiness along with a kind of fear. It brings fear because the award is the responsibility which audiences have put on us. So a singer winning an award should always try to give best of him to the audiences.

I have been very fortunate, so much is expected of me.

You have to step up when your number is called.

To whom much is given, much is expected. I do believe this. It's embedded in me.

The most beautiful gift I have received in my life is the trust of Clint Eastwood. When you have this respect and this kind of responsibility on your shoulders, of course you bring the best of yourself.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

The march to our duty here, not merely to ourselves, but to our surroundings, must proceed. God wills it.

Life is a gift, given in trust - like a child.

If you want people to support you, then you have to support them. You have to think long about what you did for people who voted for you, made phone calls for you, who went door to door for you.

Over a period of time, if you have a successful show, then you have a devoted audience. I feel you owe something to them. That goes for everybody - writers, camera operators, actors, studio executives, etc. Sadly, I've realized it's a responsibility that very few people live up to.

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.